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$34.94 USD
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Special Edition Specimen Set - Young Lynx (2010)
2010
Mintage 15,000
Archived
Special Edition Specimen Set - Young Lynx (2010)
2010
Mintage 15,000
$34.94 USD
Masters Club:
500
Status: CAN & US shipping only
Availability:
Out of stock in stores
About
Special Edition Specimen Set (2010)
Highlights:
This set features the specimen finish traditionally cherished bycoincollectors (brilliant and frosted relief on a lined background) and is theonly set to offer the limited-edition two-dollar coin featuring Lynx kits.
Coin design:
Two young lynx kits atop a hollowed-out tree trunk.
Meet the “grey ghost ofthe North.”
There’s a one-of-a-kind $2 coin waiting to delightyou in this very special specimen set. It celebratesthe reclusive Lynx, a beautiful wildcat that is easilyconfused with the Bobcat, but can be distinguishedby its oversized paws; shorter, black-tipped tail;long, thick fur; prominent face ruffs and distinctear tufts.
Females usually produce a single litter of 3-4young between May and July. They are born underuprooted trees or in hollow logs typical of the borealforest. Lynx kits look like domestic kittens. They arereared solely by their mother but will be ready toestablish their own range by the following spring.
This set features the specimen finish traditionally cherished bycoincollectors (brilliant and frosted relief on a lined background) and is theonly set to offer the limited-edition two-dollar coin featuring Lynx kits.
Coin design:
Two young lynx kits atop a hollowed-out tree trunk.
Meet the “grey ghost ofthe North.”
There’s a one-of-a-kind $2 coin waiting to delightyou in this very special specimen set. It celebratesthe reclusive Lynx, a beautiful wildcat that is easilyconfused with the Bobcat, but can be distinguishedby its oversized paws; shorter, black-tipped tail;long, thick fur; prominent face ruffs and distinctear tufts.
Females usually produce a single litter of 3-4young between May and July. They are born underuprooted trees or in hollow logs typical of the borealforest. Lynx kits look like domestic kittens. They arereared solely by their mother but will be ready toestablish their own range by the following spring.
Specifications
Product Number
107118
Mintage
15,000
Weight
0.5 g
Composition
outer ring: 99.9% Ni - inner core: 92% Cu, 6% Al and 2% Ni
Weight
7.3 g
Diameter
28.03 mm
Edge
interrupted serrations
Finish
specimen
Artist
Christie Paquet (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
nickel electroplated with bronze
Weight
7 g
Diameter
26.5 mm
Edge
plain
Finish
specimen
Artist
Ralph-Robert Carmichael (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Weight
6.9 g
Diameter
27.13 mm
Edge
reeded
Finish
specimen
Artist
Canada's Coat of Arms (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Weight
4.4 g
Diameter
23.88 mm
Edge
reeded
Finish
specimen
Artist
Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Weight
1.75 g
Diameter
18.06 mm
Edge
reeded
Finish
specimen
Artist
Emanuel Hahn (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Weight
3.95 g
Diameter
21.2 mm
Edge
plain
Finish
specimen
Artist
G.E. Kruger-Gray (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
Composition
two-ply copper finish plated steel
Weight
2.35 g
Diameter
19.05 mm
Edge
plain
Finish
specimen
Artist
G.E. Kruger-Gray (reverse), Suzanna Blunt (obverse)
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